As you might've imagine, a panoramic shot of 50 or so GoT cosplayers featured a bunch of Khaleesis. But what caught out eye was the Arya Stark lookalike in the lower left hand corner. Some even suggested that was the real Maisie Williams!

We now know that it wasn't, but amazingly, Maisie could've easily been looking on as this photo was taken:

Yes, in the most convincing deception since Arya dressed as a boy while traveling the King's Road, Maisie put on a simple Spider-Man mask (and apparently a Guy Fawkes one at some point), to walk freely among fans who would scream like the Hound at Burning Man if they knew who she was.

It's an ingenious plan, when you think about it. Sure, Maisie had the means to bust out some boss-level cosplay, but then she would've drawn attention to herself.

This way, with her height of 5'0" (seriously) and budget get-up, she gets dismissed as a giddy tween enjoying the Con for the first time.

She'll need that sort of sharp thinking if the Starks are gonna continue dropping like flies (retroactive spoiler alert).

The End.

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Llama•August 26, 2014 16:45

hi! I am actually the Arya Stark cosplay in the corner of the picture. You have no idea how INCREDIBLE it is to me that some people think i look so much like Maisie! Thank you SO much for saying that! Here's a picture of me and an amazing Sanza cosplayer/look alike.